diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
index cd9b6d0b10bf..3fefebfbdf4b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
@@ -2316,9 +2316,12 @@ static struct event_constraint *
 intel_get_event_constraints(struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc, int idx,
 			    struct perf_event *event)
 {
-	struct event_constraint *c1 = cpuc->event_constraint[idx];
+	struct event_constraint *c1 = NULL;
 	struct event_constraint *c2;
 
+	if (idx >= 0) /* fake does < 0 */
+		c1 = cpuc->event_constraint[idx];
+
 	/*
 	 * first time only
 	 * - static constraint: no change across incremental scheduling calls
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_bts.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_bts.c
index 54690e885759..d1c0f254afbe 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_bts.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_bts.c
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ static void __bts_event_start(struct perf_event *event)
 	if (!buf || bts_buffer_is_full(buf, bts))
 		return;
 
+	event->hw.itrace_started = 1;
 	event->hw.state = 0;
 
 	if (!buf->snapshot)